British police official website blocks access from overseas, due to attacks from 4chan, etc.



Police.uk , the official website of the British police, has been blocking access to the website from countries other than the UK, EU countries, Australia, and the US since August 2024. It has been pointed out that the background to this move may be the spread of methods of harassment against the British police on the bulletin board site 4chan .

England, police block access to its Police.uk website from abroad: difficulties for British travelers
https://decripto.org/en/england-police-block-access-to-its-police-uk-website-from-abroad-difficulties-for-british-travellers/

At the time of writing, if you access Police.uk from Japan, you will see the message 'Sorry, you have been blocked' and will not be able to view the content. According to the overseas media decripto.org, Police.uk blocks access from countries other than the EU, Australia, and the United States.




The measures have caused concern among residents who need access to UK police services and information while overseas.

British police have not revealed the reason for blocking access from overseas, but one of the reasons is said to be the harassment tactics on Police.uk, which are explained on the overseas bulletin board site 4chan. According to X-user Surfer , Police.uk has an online chat where residents can report incidents, and malicious users are trolling the site.




Below is an example of a troll chat.




Racist chat messages may also be sent.




In the UK, riots sparked by false information inciting anti-immigrant sentiment have spread across the country, with more than 400 people arrested so far.

Therefore, the message board site Hacker News speculates that Police.uk's blocking of access from overseas is also intended to prevent the spread of misinformation that could incite hatred.

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